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December 19, 2013
Want a better understanding of your favourite song? Move to the beatA pair of researchers working in McMaster's MAPLE Lab have found that tapping, nodding or dancing to the beat can help us grasp the structure of a song.
December 18, 2013
Are we hard-wired to follow celebrity medical advice?Health professionals can counteract the negative effects of bad advice by speaking to their patients about the validity of celebrity advice, McMaster researchers have found.
December 17, 2013
‘The beauty, charm, love and friendship I’ve found in Hamilton will stay with me forever’I came to Hamilton as an international student last year. I did not expect how deeply I would fall in love with this amazing city.
December 16, 2013
McMaster community getting to know MosaicTwo weeks since its launch, McMaster’s new finance and research-post award system is beginning to hit its stride.
December 16, 2013
A university program that offers Discovery for everyoneWhile students in McMaster's Discovery program are especially eager learners, members of the team that organizes and delivers the program say they get at least as much of an education.
December 16, 2013
Henry Schwarcz named AAAS FellowMcMaster’s Henry Schwarcz has been made a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
December 16, 2013
Educating engineers: The power of reflectionIt was in her previous life as manager of Engineering Co-op and Career Services that Lynn Stewart first understood the value of reflection in engineering education.
December 14, 2013
Dec. 14: University open, exams to continue as scheduledDec. 14, 4:30 p.m.: McMaster University remains open today, Saturday, December 14. Tonight's exams will be held as scheduled.
December 12, 2013
McMaster students closed the 19th century with a Christmas feast for the agesA recently-acquired copy of the menu from the 1899 student Christmas dinner - which included goose, oyster patties, cakes and pies - serves as a window into another time.
December 12, 2013
‘I’m very pleased to have been elected, and especially to have come from McMaster’Longtime McMaster professor Lia Bronsard has been elected president of the Canadian Mathematical Society. She'll help oversee the activities of more than 1,000 members from across the country.
December 10, 2013
This month with the President: Supporting student mental healthThis month, Patrick Deane visits the Student Health Education Centre to discuss student mental health and stress. He's joined by Kelsey O'Neill, who talks about the services SHEC offers and its December "Stressbusters" campaign.
December 6, 2013
‘He steered South Africa from the ashes of apartheid towards a free, inclusive nation’Patrick Deane, president and vice-chancellor of McMaster, and Bonny Ibhawoh, an expert in African, global and human rights history, offer thoughts on Mandela's life and legacy.
December 6, 2013
Shining a light on student mental healthTwo undergraduate students have completed an initiative aimed at finding new ways to help students facing mental health issues at McMaster.
December 5, 2013
Beaming with pride at the Halton McMaster Family Health CentreOfficials from McMaster, Joseph Brant Hospital, the City of Burlington and Halton Region quite literally 'signed off' on the forthcoming Halton McMaster Family Health Centre during a Thursday ceremony.
December 5, 2013
In conversation with McMaster’s new AVP, Students and Learning“When one door closes, others will open for you – if you put yourself out there,” says Sean Van Koughnett, McMaster’s new associate vice-president, Students and Learning.
December 5, 2013
China takes aim at moon in landmark lunar missionPhD candidate and lunar researcher Li He dissects the significance of China's Chang'e-3 mission, which launched Dec. 2.
December 4, 2013
Birds with bigger ‘badges’ rule the roostA New Zealand bird that conspicuously displays its status on the top of its head can provide valuable insight into the social conventions of all creatures, including humans, scientists have found.
December 4, 2013
What makes McMaster distinct?McMaster students, faculty and staff met with President Patrick Deane and Provost David Wilkinson in October and November to discuss what sets McMaster apart from other Ontario post-secondary institutions.
December 3, 2013
Has a McMaster psychologist written Canada’s next great hockey song?It’s the dream of more than a few Canadian youth: burying a slap shot in the top corner of the net to win the Stanley Cup while millions across the country watch on Hockey Night in Canada.